Why was General Burgoyne’s campaign important for the British?
-Winning in New York would mean France would support the British for the remainder of the war.
-They wanted to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies.
-The British wanted to cut off New York from Canada

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.

Who memorized the design for the water frame in order to smuggle the plans to the united states? a) james hargreaves b) edward cartwright c) samuel slater d) richard arkwright